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Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3357) Games and Gamification for Health (657) Peer-to-Peer Support and Online Communities (652)

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The Effect of Social Support Features and Gamification on a Web-Based Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of Social Support Features and Gamification on a Web-Based Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effect of Social Support Features and Gamification on a Web-Based Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Ahmed Allam1 Author Orcid Image ;   Zlatina Kostova1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kent Nakamoto2 Author Orcid Image ;   Peter Johannes Schulz1 Author Orcid Image
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Ahmed Allam   1 , PhD ;   Zlatina Kostova   1 , PhD ;   Kent Nakamoto   2 , PhD ;   Peter Johannes Schulz   1 , PhD

1 Institute of Communication and Health, Faculty of Communication Sciences, University of Lugano (Università della Svizzera italiana), Lugano, Switzerland

2 Marketing Department, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States

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